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The other America now has more reason to believe that they can get away with murder, or something close to it, as long as the victim is young and black and wearing a hoodie.

One America now has less reason to believe that their sons will have equal protection under the law.

The other America is more secure in its right to “stand its ground” and will be even more determined to carry concealed weapons — and use them.

One America is threatened by the “reasonable doubt" that protects the other.

One America watches as the other America expands their gun rights while reducing protections for its own voting rights.

The other America sincerely believes their own gun rights are more threatened than their counterparts’ voting rights.

One America feels its story is always told beginning with point two — in this case, with an unarmed teenager in an altercation, not with point one, an armed adult pursuing an unarmed teenager.

The other America considers point one irrelevant to the case, and therefore not worth talking about.

One America is scandalized that an armed adult would assess as a threat an innocent, unarmed teenager walking down the street.

The hero this farm needs.